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Title: Vigil Title Record # 45933
Author: E. C. Tubb
Date: 1956-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1957 French Interminable attente
1960Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Attesa
1966Translated by Clark Darlton under his legal name Walter Ernsting
German Die Augen des Vaters
1968Translated by Hans-Ulrich Nichau
German Nachtwache
2011Translated by Martine Blond
French L'interminable attente

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1956 1956-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
148
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 46 1957-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Emsh Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #38 January 1957 1957-01-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
148
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag  
Galaxy #24 1960-05-00 ed. R. Valente Casa Editrice La Tribuna 24
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
128
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Emsh Checkmark
Ten from Tomorrow 1966-00-00 E. C. Tubb Hart-Davis  
25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
187
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Galaxy 7 1966-12-00 ed. Walter Ernsting Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3085) 3085
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann Checkmark
Ten from Tomorrow 1968-00-00 E. C. Tubb Sphere Books 86061
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
158
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll David Davies (artist) Checkmark
Projekt Ming-Vase 1968-07-00 E. C. Tubb Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #093) 093
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of E. C. Tubb 2003-06-01 E. C. Tubb Wildside Press 1-59224-072-0
$35.00?$: US dollar
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Sydney Jordan  
The Best Science Fiction of E. C. Tubb 2005-02-28 E. C. Tubb Wildside Press 0-8095-4480-6
$17.95?$: US dollar
203
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Sydney Jordan  
Dimension E. C. Tubb 2011-10-00 E. C. Tubb Black Coat Press (Rivière Blanche - Collection Fusée #21) 978-1-61227-042-5
€20.00?€: Euro
308
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Michel Borderie  
Twelve from Tomorrow 2016-03-11 E. C. Tubb Venture Press 978-1-5303-7602-5
£5.99?£: UK pound
180
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
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